Diverticulitis in California from 1995 to 2006: Increased rates of treatment for younger patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 981-985

  Etzioni, David A ^a,b   Cannom, Rebecca R ^a   Ault, Glenn T ^a   Beart Jr , Robert W ^a   Kaiser, Andreas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON RESECTION; DATA BASE; DIVERTICULITIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CALIFORNIA; COLECTOMY; COLOSTOMY; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450248739     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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